# Usage
To enter the ship, there is a button in front the cockpit that will open the glass `Canopy`. There is also a button for `Hatch` below the ship. Buttons for these are available in the pilot console.
## Flying the Ship
The left lever on the center console controls backwards thrust (braking) and the right lever controls forward thrust.
| Interface | Function |
|---|---|
| `ForwardThrust` | Current forward thrust, maximum of 10,000 units |
| `Cruise` | Activates cruise control, forward thrust will not reset to zero unless turned down. |
| `Aim` | Reduces the response time of key presses for pitch and yaw. |
| `Turtle` | Activates turtle mode which sets forward thrust to a maximum limit of `TurtleRate` of full thrust. |
| `Sloth` | (Right Console) Activates the low sensitvity mode of pitch and yaw by limiting thrust. Use the `Sensitivity` switch to set the maximum thrust rate of sloth mode.|
| Transponder `Toggle` & `Ping` | Transponder controls, `Toggle` turns on and off ship transponder while `Ping` will activate transponder for three seconds |
| `Speed` | Current speed of the ship in m/s. |
| `ISAN2`, `Heading`, `Dest`, `DTW`, `Deltas`, `WP`, `Up`, `Down`, `Save` & `Home` | See [ISAN Waypoint System](https://github.com/Archaegeo/Starbase/tree/45a9bb464cb71d7de7a214f8e665111d6b2b5989/ISAN-Waypoint%20System) for more informaton. |
| `Timer` | See [Timer](#timer). |
| `Odometer` | See [Odometer](#odometer). |
| `HeatTransferRate` | Current heat transfer rate of the heat sinks, maximum of 100%. |
| `StoredHeat` | Current stored heat in the heat sinks, maximum of 15,000 units. |
| `Shutdown` | Turns off fuel chambers. |
| `Battery` | Shows current battery charge of the batteries, maximum of 10,000 units. |
| `Generator` | Current generator rate, maximum of 100%. |
| `Min Generator Limit` & `Min Gen` | Toggle and sets minimum generator rate. See [Managing Power](#managing-power). |
| `Fuel Rod Left` & `Fuel Rod Right` | Fuel remaining on fuel rods in individual fuel chambers, maximum of 300,000 units for each. |
| `Propellant` | Total propellant remaining in propellant tanks, maximum of 8,000,000 units. |
| `PropTime` | Time and distance remaining of propellant based on current usage. |
| `FuelTime` | Time and distance remaining of fuel based on current usage. |
| `Flow In` & `Flow Out` | Toggle flow modes of resource bridges. See [Refueling Propellant](#refueling-propellant). |
| `Canopy` | Open and closes the cockpit glass canopy. |
| `Hatch` | Open and closes the hatch below the ship. |
| `Service` | Open and closes the service hatches on either side the ship for access to the fuel rods and ammo magazines. |
## Combat
| Interface | Function |
|---|---|
| `Fire` | Fire lasers, best bound to a key and held down to fire. |
| `Combat` | Activates combat mode which enables lasers and starts charging them. |
| `Crosshair` | Activates beam crosshair. |
| `Laser Ammo Right 1`, `Laser Ammo Right 2`, `Laser Ammo Left 1` & `Laser Ammo Left 2` | Ammo remaining on lasers, maximum of 600 units for each. |
| `Laser Ammo Heat 1`, `Laser Heat Right 2`, `Laser Heat Left 1` & `Laser Heat Left 2` | Heat generated on lasers, maximum of 1,000 units for each. |
| `Laser Ammo Power 1`, `Laser Power Right 2`, `Laser Power Left 1` & `Laser Power Left 2` | Power remaining on lasers, maximum of 5,000 units for each. |
| `Red` lights | Each row of four lights for each laser representing heat. Each light represents 200 units of power. Blinks when heat reaches 600 units. |
| `Blue` lights | Each row of four lights for each laser representing ammo. Each light represents 150 ammo. Blinks when ammo drops below reaches 150. |
| `Green` lights | Each row of four lights for each laser representing power. Each light represents 1,250 units of power. Blinks when power drops below 1,250. |
When entering combat, activate `Combat` to turn on lasers and start charging the lasers. `Crosshair` activates the beam crosshair for target aimming. Use `Fire` to fire the lasers. It is best used bound to a key and then holding down the key to fire. Lasers fire alternating in pairs of one each of each side.
For longer sustained firing, activate `Min Gen` with a `Min Generator Rate` of 100.
Open the `Service` hatches for access to the ammo magazines.
### Managing Power
By default the generator will only run and ramp up when the batteries need charging so there is minimum management needed. But you can set a minimum generate rate by setting the `Min Generator Limit` value using the switch for the minimum rate and turning on `Min Gen`.
Open the `Service` hatches for access to the fuel rods.
### Refueling Propellant
The resource bridge below the nose of the ship can be used for refuelling propellant. To refuel from another ship, turn off `Flow Out` on the pilot console and leave `Flow In` turned on. Then connect a resource bridge to the other ship. To refuel another ship, do the opposite, `Flow Out` turned on and `Flow In` turned off.
## Other Stuff
### Timer
On the pilot center console there is a `Timer` panel which acts as a timer. It will run when the ship is active and show total time in years, weeks, days, hours, minutes and seconds. To reset the timer, use your universal tool (`U` key) and clear the value of the `Timer` field.
### Odometer
On the pilot right console there is a `Odometer` panel which will keep track of the ship's estimated flight distance based on speed. To reset the trip odometer, use your universal tool (`U` key) and clear the value of the `Odometer` field.